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Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercise AnswersBrought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Annie and her brothers are at school. 2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting. 3. The dog or the cats are outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie. 6. Benito doesn't know the answer. 7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds lives on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win. 11. Either answer is acceptable. 12. Every one of those books is fiction. 13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. 14. Is the news on at five or six? 15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject. 16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days. 17. Are the tweezers in this drawer? 18. Your pants are at the cleaner's. 19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left! 20. The committee debates these questions carefully. 21. The committee lead very different lives in private. 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially. 23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.
You can review the exercises at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslsubverbEX1.html or review the handout on Making Subjects and Verbs Agree at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/esl/eslsubverbA1.html.
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